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DECEMBER 13, 2011
A Book We Love: Ashes

Ashes by Ilsa Bick

Ilsa Bick creates a dark, suspenseful, and at times, grisly thriller in Ashes, the story of 17 year old Alex’s survival when an electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying electronic devices, killing billions and changing, either for better or for worse, the people that remain.

Alex is on a solo wilderness trek to say goodbye to her parents and confront her own mortality from a brain tumor when  ZAP, an EMP, is detonated. She joins forces with Ellie, an 8 year old girl whose grandfather died instantly during the ZAP, and later Tom, a soldier on leave from Afghanistan.  Together the three of them navigate the wilderness discovering that the only people left - with very few exceptions -  are the very old, the very young, and teenagers.

The author uses her military background and scientific knowledge to create a highly believable apocalyptic scenario.  It is a fun, fast-paced, character-driven read that teens and adults alike will enjoy. The first book ends with a cliffhanger and the second book, Shadows, will be out next fall.

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